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yesterday, i had the great pleasure of interviewing david letterman, because david is receiving one of the kennedy honors. he's an honoree this year. and he, you know, he grew up in indiana. and in high school, did not quite know, and thought he would end up going to some kind of trade school, literally trade school. didn't do well in school. he took a course in public speaking. and the idea of... and he knew within five minutes that that is what he wanted to do. >> wow. >> he wanted to be able to speak. i mean the experience of that changed his life. and i always think of, i can remember what it was that made me so curious about you know the world around me so that the perfect place for me to be was sitting at a table talking about these kinds of things. and how lucky you are if you can find that. all of us found it pretty early, didn't we? >> relatively. that reminded me of... >> rose: before you went to college. >> murrow's journey, out of the lumber fields to washington state university, his teacher there, he was in a play and she recognized something. and from that moment on, and
yesterday, i had the great pleasure of interviewing david letterman, because david is receiving one of the kennedy honors. he's an honoree this year. and he, you know, he grew up in indiana. and in high school, did not quite know, and thought he would end up going to some kind of trade school, literally trade school. didn't do well in school. he took a course in public speaking. and the idea of... and he knew within five minutes that that is what he wanted to do. >> wow. >> he...
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she appear bfrd a crowd of more than 3,000 as part of alum david letterman's professional workshop and lecture series an got a rousing welcome. >> ladies and gentlemen, do me a favor. please welcome oprah winfrey. [ cheers and applause ] >> everybody is on the journey, the adventure of your life is to discover what your journey is. >> reporter: dave was a big draw too, but it was oprah, students were looking to for inspiration. and this media icon from humble beginnings didn't disappoint with nugget after nugget of powerful insights. >> if there was a number one reason why you've been able to be successful in your life, for me it is listening to that still small voice. it has guided me in every major decision. >> right. >> and when i get in big trouble is when i don't pay attention, i don't heed it. i really did believe that there was a power greater than myself. that that ruling my life. i really -- i really did believe. >> jenna coy, abc news. muncie. >> i love that they came together after that long, long feud, which broke a few years ago. >> 2005. >> and they both came from humble
she appear bfrd a crowd of more than 3,000 as part of alum david letterman's professional workshop and lecture series an got a rousing welcome. >> ladies and gentlemen, do me a favor. please welcome oprah winfrey. [ cheers and applause ] >> everybody is on the journey, the adventure of your life is to discover what your journey is. >> reporter: dave was a big draw too, but it was oprah, students were looking to for inspiration. and this media icon from humble beginnings didn't...
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man.to love dave letterman. income back to cbs "this you're i i'm nora o'donnell in new york. charlie rose, you're in my chair sitting rton. he i'm sitting right here. i feel the great not of the chair. >> >> miss you. >> i meiss you, and i'll be bac tomorrow. >>> there's a sense of unit here in washington because there's orientation for the newest members of congress. chip reid is out the capitol. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, and good morning to our viewers out west. earlier this morning the 80 or so new member of congress gathered on the capitol steps for their freshman class photo. they won't be sworn in until january, but they're here this week for a crash course on congress 101. the halls of the u.s. capitol hel a bit like high school this week, returning congressman strut with the confidence of >> r seniors. >> good morning. em reporter: newly elected embers seem like eager freshmen. >> on the scale of one to ten, one your? are you? >> a ten. it is exciting. >> reporter: there are nearly 80 ew members in the house including indiana's susan usanks. >> i
man.to love dave letterman. income back to cbs "this you're i i'm nora o'donnell in new york. charlie rose, you're in my chair sitting rton. he i'm sitting right here. i feel the great not of the chair. >> >> miss you. >> i meiss you, and i'll be bac tomorrow. >>> there's a sense of unit here in washington because there's orientation for the newest members of congress. chip reid is out the capitol. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, and good...
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>> got to love dave letterman. welcome back to cbs "this morning." i'm norah o'donnell in new york and charlie rose, hey you're in my chair in washington. >> i'm sitting right here. i feel the greatness of the chair. >> miss you. >> i miss you and i'll be back tomorrow. there's a sense of newness here in washington because it's or yerntsation week for the newest members of congress. chip reid is outside of the capitol. good morning. >> reporter: in just a few minutes the 80 or so wide eyed new members of the house of representatives will be gathering on the steps behind me for their efficiefreshman class. the halls of the u.s. capitol feel a bit like high school, returning congressmen struck with the confidence of seniors. >> good morning. >> reporter: while newly elected members seem like eager freshmen. >> on the appointment scale of one to ten where your? >> ten. it's exciting. >> reporter: there's 80 new members in the house including indiana's susan brooks. >> a lot of rules. a lot of discussion about, you know, the dose and don'ts. >> reporter:
>> got to love dave letterman. welcome back to cbs "this morning." i'm norah o'donnell in new york and charlie rose, hey you're in my chair in washington. >> i'm sitting right here. i feel the greatness of the chair. >> miss you. >> i miss you and i'll be back tomorrow. there's a sense of newness here in washington because it's or yerntsation week for the newest members of congress. chip reid is outside of the capitol. good morning. >> reporter: in just a...
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these days, the tonight show, "nightline," and the letterman show are likely to have 25%. that's what's happened because what you didn't have 35 years ago was cable, satellite, you know, the internet. and all of those things have diluted the importance and the reach of the network. >> so maybe twilight is too soft a word? [laughter] >> no. because you still have, even though it's only 25%, the evening newscasts, for example. among the three of them i suspect they still have between 15 and 20 million viewers every night. >> more than that. 20-25 million. >> when you and i were reporting from the state department, it was 40 million, 50 million. i mean, i think cronkhite alone probably had about 20 million people. >> every night. that certainly is true. the responsibilities of journalism to democracy and to our society, i want you to talk about that a little more. i want you to explain to me why there is this connection between the flow of news and a vibrant society. >> look, if the american public, the voting public, is ignorant of the issues, is uninformed, how can it make
these days, the tonight show, "nightline," and the letterman show are likely to have 25%. that's what's happened because what you didn't have 35 years ago was cable, satellite, you know, the internet. and all of those things have diluted the importance and the reach of the network. >> so maybe twilight is too soft a word? [laughter] >> no. because you still have, even though it's only 25%, the evening newscasts, for example. among the three of them i suspect they still...
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when nightline began in march of 1980, you did not have the letterman show yet on cbs. they would be run some old and trauma, but among the three programs, but tonight show, the cop drama, and nightline we had 70% of homes watching television at 11:00 at night. these days they are lucky to have 25%. that is what happened because what you did not have 35 years ago was cable, satellite the internet, and all of those things have diluted the importance and the reach of the network. >> maybe twilight is too soft. >> you still have evening newscasts. among the three of them, i suspect we have between 15 million and 20 million viewers. it was 50 million. cronkite alone probably have about 20 million people. >> that certainly is true. the responsibilities of journalism to democracy and to our society. i want you to talk about about a little bit more. i want you to explain why there is this connection between the flow of news and a vibrant society. >> if the american voting public is ignorant of the issue, is uninformed, how can it make intelligent decisions? it is bad enough th
when nightline began in march of 1980, you did not have the letterman show yet on cbs. they would be run some old and trauma, but among the three programs, but tonight show, the cop drama, and nightline we had 70% of homes watching television at 11:00 at night. these days they are lucky to have 25%. that is what happened because what you did not have 35 years ago was cable, satellite the internet, and all of those things have diluted the importance and the reach of the network. >> maybe...
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to the portrait of a french actor from the 1800s and nicolas cage to a civil war era photograph on letterman. and then there was the time a group called improv everywhere brought a look along from king phillip iv of spain from the new york metropolitan museum and placed in front of the king from 1624. >> we're having an autograph signing with king phillip iv of spain. >> is he really a king? >> yeah. >> really? >> he's too young -- >> he's 400 years old. >> he doesn't look -- >> security asked them to leave. max would like to come back to the philadelphia museum of art in costume for a photo op. there is some sort of weird symmetry between those red tights and that purple tie dyed t-shirt. >> they would be great together. >> actually, some jokers already photo shopped them together. pink floyd t-shirt and tights. being venus might be safer. at least if your art twin is
to the portrait of a french actor from the 1800s and nicolas cage to a civil war era photograph on letterman. and then there was the time a group called improv everywhere brought a look along from king phillip iv of spain from the new york metropolitan museum and placed in front of the king from 1624. >> we're having an autograph signing with king phillip iv of spain. >> is he really a king? >> yeah. >> really? >> he's too young -- >> he's 400 years old....